We all are biased about all kinds of prototypes and concepts. It actually makes sense. For example, a concept of tubeless ...
Michelin has been working with General Motors to develop airless tires that will be sold on a next-generation Chevrolet Bolt electric car, expected to go on sale in the next few years, a Michelin ...
NASA’s Glenn Research Center built an airless “superelastic” tire using shape-memory alloys that bend and spring back without ...
When it comes to the development of nonpneumatic tires, Kumho believes the key to commercialization is starting small. Micro, even. Kumho started its NPT journey back in 2000, and began developing the ...
However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early ...
God and my readers know how much I miss spare tires. I strongly believe battery electric vehicles (BEVs) have no excuse to avoid bringing them back and that the only acceptable option other than spare ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Makers of airless tires such as Japan's Bridgestone Corp. hope driverless cars will herald a breakthrough for their niche technology, which is more than a decade old but ...
Which automaker priced its hardware set allowing its EVs to back up the home? Which EV brand has the lowest ownership costs of any automotive brand? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right ...
FINDLAY, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cooper Tire today announced that its Cooper® Endeavor™ and Endeavor Plus™ tires for cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks, respectively, are now available for consumer ...
Two years ago, we heard how the Ohio-based Smart Tire Company was developing shape memory airless bicycle tires. Well, the resulting Metl tires can now be purchased via – you guessed it – a ...